The Conceptualisation and Measurement of Pacing Styles

Applied Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 499-540

  Gevers, Josette ^a   Mohammed, Susan ^b   Baytalskaya, Nataliya ^b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Caliper   (United States)

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EID: 84933279213     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12016     Document Type: Article

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